Andrew C. Richner

Regent Richner, a Republican from Grosse Pointe Park, is vice chair of the Board of Regents. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Business Administration (B.B.A., 1982) with high distinction, and the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1986), cum laude, where he was a contributing editor of the Michigan Law Review.

Regent Richner is a partner in the law firm Clark Hill PLC. He served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives, two terms as a Wayne County Commissioner, and one term on the Grosse Pointe Park City Council. He was an intern in the Office of Counsel to the President in the White House under President Reagan.

Regent Richner and his wife, Susan, have a son who is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a daughter who is attending the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Regent Richner was elected to the Board of Regents in 2002 and re-elected in 2010. His term expires January 1, 2019.